“For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church?” – 1 Timothy 3:5 (NLT)
John Broadus on Preaching
“Brethren, we must preach the doctrines; we must emphasize the doctrines; we must go back to the doctrines. I fear that the new generation does not know the doctrines as our fathers knew them.” – John Albert Broadus, dubbed “the world’s greatest living preacher” by Charles Spurgeon
Fusion Fridays: Cooperating with God
“Not one person who comes through your doors comes haphazardly. By sending a guest to you, God is giving you the privilege of cooperating with him to move someone forward in his or her journey toward Jesus.” – Nelson Searcy and Jennifer Dykes Henson The above quote is from p. 30 of Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests Into Fully Engaged Members of Your Church. This … Read More
Trade White for Whole Grain (Thursdays are for Health)
“Over a period of six years, scientists tracked 43,000 men whose diets were high in white rice, white bread, and white pasta. The participants had two and a half times the incidence of Type II diabetes as those who ate high-fiber alternatives such as whole grain bread and brown rice. In addition to obesity and diabetes, these nutritionally defunct foods … Read More
HALF OFF: The Generosity Ladder
My book The Generosity Ladder: Your Next Step to Financial Peace, continues to help more and more churches and I want to say Thank You to all who already picked it up for yourself and for the people in your church. This book is a great tool for you to use to help educate your people on the truth of … Read More
Follow Your Lord (Part 2 of 3)
Last week in the first part of this three-part blog series, I challenged you to take a moment and evaluate your relationship with Jesus. Are you right on His heels, positioned to hear every word that comes out of His mouth? Or are you distracted? Too often, I hear stressed-out pastors complain that the demands of ministry keep them from following … Read More
Happy New Year!
My hope and prayer for you in 2018 is that you will make the most of every gift and opportunity that God gives you – in your walk with Christ, in your family, and in your church. I can’t wait to see what God has in store for each of us and our churches as we seek to expand His … Read More
Sunday Scripture: The Greatest Gift
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 6:23 (NLT)
Donald McGavran on Church Growth
“Church growth follows where Christians show faithfulness in finding the lost. The purpose is not to search, but to find…Church growth follows where the lost are not merely found but restored to normal life within the fold…When existing Christians, marching obediently under the Lord’s command and filled with his compassion, fold in the wanderers and feed the flock, then churches … Read More
Fusion Fridays: Having the Right Perspective
“Your regular attenders represent people in the process of becoming fully developing followers of Jesus. Your guest count gauges the effectiveness of your evangelism and outreach. When grounded in the right perspective, numbers are an indication of life change. They are a testimony that God is at work. But anyone who looks at numbers with a competitive spirit or who … Read More